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Eureka turns scientists into rage zombies to discover what’s really changed

Eureka got its 28 Days Later on this week, unleashing rage zombies on our beleaguered heroes. But that was nothing compared to the difficulties of fixing a time machine, settling into strange new jobs, and breaking up all over again. The was the first time this season that I really felt the malfunctioning-invention-of-the-week – in…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jul 25

Darth Vader and Boba Fett class up the joint

Spotted on the convention floor: even Sith lords and bounty hunters get dressed up for Comic Con.

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 25

A 1935 map of the never-was invasion of America

This 1935 map from Fortune magazine depicts “The Great Invasion of 19??,” a three-pronged invasion from Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Note the 25,000 Japanese saboteurs in California and the distinction of an Anglo-Japanese alliance as the most dangerous. [Via Ptak Science Books. Further analysis from Ptak here.]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 25

“Thor” mixes science with magic, but science wins

Though Thor is the story of a god who crushes his enemies with a magical hammer, Kenneth Branagh’s Thor movie is set in a scientific universe. Or so it seemed from footage we saw this weekend, especially of Destroyer. Branagh, whose previous films include Frankenstein and Dead Again, is known for over-the-top theatricality and an…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 25

Solar-powered “eternal plane” stays in the air for two weeks

An unmanned aerial drone flew continuously for fourteen days and twenty-one minutes, shattering the previous world record by 250 hours. Climbing to heights of 70,000 feet, the plane uses powerful solar panels to keep flying day and night. The Zephyr is the work of the British defense technology firm QinetiQ. It weighs just 110 pounds…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 25

Archer: There aren’t enough synonyms for “sex-crazed”

We’ve seen “Swiss Miss,” the first episode of Season 2 of Archer and it’s just as raunchy, violent, and hilarious as ever. Maybe more. The season opens with Malory Archer, the matriarch of international spy agency ISIS, continuing to look for a way to save the business from financial ruin. Her plans include cutting back…

Television Rachel Lovinger Jul 25

Find dozens of science fiction webseries in a single trailer

Looking for a webseries about the zombie apocalypse? How about a comedy set in Purgatory or a show that mixes live action with hand-drawn animation? The latest trailer from SciFinal shows dozens of series sure to fix your scifi jones.

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 25

The real star of Captain America is going to be the Red Skull

Sometimes a superhero is only as good as his enemies, and that’s definitely true in the upcoming Captain America movie. We saw some early footage of Hugo Weaving’s bad guy this weekend, and now we’re totally Team Red Skull. Director Joe Johnston, whose previous films include Wolfman and Jumanji, was joined on stage at Comic-Con…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 25

Nathan Fillion explains the secret of creating an epic hero

Nathan Fillion has given rise to some of our greatest heroes, from Firefly’s Mal Reynolds to The Holy Avenger in Super. We asked him what’s the secret of creating a truly epic hero, and here’s what he said. According to Fillion, The secret of creating an epic hero is allowing the hero to fail. The…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 25

“No Ordinary Family” won’t save superhero television

With Heroes off the air, ABC hopes to sate your appetite for superpowered television with No Ordinary Family, about a family of newly-minted superheroes. But this live-action Incredibles may find its origin story is its own greatest foe. Granted, the show’s writers had to pack a lot into the 44-minute pilot episode ABC showed this…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 25

Eureka and Warehouse 13 talk Felicia Day, a mysterious new regent, a major character return, and the big crossover!

There are big hints on what lies ahead for Syfy’s twin flagship shows: Felicia Day is coming to Eureka, major secrets of the Warehouse will be revealed, a Eureka resurrection, and the simple joys of crossing over Claudia and Fargo. Each panel started with specially made trailers that cut together footage from the episodes that…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jul 25

The stars of V talk dangerous alliances and mama drama

What’s in store for the next season of V? The debut of Anna’s mother and strained familial ties in both Erica’s household and Anna’s, uh, spaceship. We talked with the show’s leads after their panel at Comic-Con. First off, what new tidbits did we learn at the crowded V panel? – Anna’s mother will appear,…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jul 25

The five best moments from J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon’s Visionaries panel

J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon met on stage this weekend to talk storytelling, network television, and their formative geek experiences. Here were the five can’t-miss moments from this high-concept meeting of the minds. The big news of the Visionaries panel was Joss Whedon announcement that he is officially directing the Avengers movie, but the purpose…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 25

Zombies make the best drinking partners in the full Goon trailer

We’re completely enchanted by this disturbingly violent yet completely charming trailer for The Goon, a computer animated adaptation of Eric Powell’s book, from producer David Fincher. We posted the teaser trailer last week, but here’s the full-length trailer: https://gizmodo.com/the-goon-gets-a-gorgeously-gruesome-epically-absurd-tr-5591304 Click to view Movie Trailers – Movies Blog The film is written by comic creator Eric…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 25

New Godzilla design!

Legendary Pictures is apparently doing a Godzilla movie, and has released the first artwork for it. I have only one thing to say: RRRROOOWWRRRUMP! This image includes an augmented reality box in the corner, designed by Saskatchewan studio Talking Dog, which makes the Big G appear to roar and breathe pixels. Here’s a demo of…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 25

Tour Mars with the most fantastically detailed map of the planet ever made

Thanks to the Mars Odyssey probe and 21,000 high-resolutions photographs it took of the planet’s surface, we now have the best map ever made of Mars – and you can check it out online right now! The map has been put together by Arizona State’s Mars Space Flight Facility, weaving together all 21,000 images into…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 25

What to expect from Fringe season three: two universes worth of WTF

If you thought Fringe was going to keep giving us tiny bites of its alternate universe, every half-dozen episodes, then season three will be a surprise, judging from what the show’s producers and cast told us at Comic Con. Spoilers… Season two of Fringe ended with our biggest visit to the “other side,” the alternate…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 25

A Galilean thought experiment

Find out about a four-hundred-year-old thought experiment that upset the Aristotelian school of thought, which held that heavy objects fell faster than light ones. Aristotle, one of the great minds of the classical world, is known for being wrong about many things. Many, many things. He was wrong about the number and composition of the…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 25

“Let Me In” is its own kind of emotionally devastating vampire flick

We’ve been worried about Let Me In, the US adaptation of the cult Swedish vampire movie. But we saw scenes from it this weekend, and the acting is incredible. Plus, it goes back to the original book for source material. Directed by Matt Reeves, whose previous movie was Cloverfield, the movie channels the odd, uneasy…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jul 25

“Cowboys and Aliens” is the best thing you’ll see next summer

Probably the most exciting thing we saw at Comic-Con today was a surprise chunk of footage from Jon Favreau’s scifi western, Cowboys and Aliens. It was gritty and action-packed, plus there was a showdown between Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig. Favreau, whose previous films were Iron Man and Iron Man 2, said they’ve only been…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 25

Eureka turns scientists into rage zombies to discover what’s really changed

Darth Vader and Boba Fett class up the joint

A 1935 map of the never-was invasion of America

“Thor” mixes science with magic, but science wins

Solar-powered “eternal plane” stays in the air for two weeks

Archer: There aren’t enough synonyms for “sex-crazed”

Find dozens of science fiction webseries in a single trailer

The real star of Captain America is going to be the Red Skull

Nathan Fillion explains the secret of creating an epic hero

“No Ordinary Family” won’t save superhero television

Eureka and Warehouse 13 talk Felicia Day, a mysterious new regent, a major character return, and the big crossover!

The stars of V talk dangerous alliances and mama drama

The five best moments from J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon’s Visionaries panel

Zombies make the best drinking partners in the full Goon trailer

New Godzilla design!

Tour Mars with the most fantastically detailed map of the planet ever made

What to expect from Fringe season three: two universes worth of WTF

A Galilean thought experiment

“Let Me In” is its own kind of emotionally devastating vampire flick

“Cowboys and Aliens” is the best thing you’ll see next summer

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